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Welcome

Welcome to the APECS API! You can use our API to access APECS API endpoints, which can get information on various cats, kittens, and breeds in our database.

We have language bindings in Shell, Ruby, Python, and JavaScript! You can view code examples in the dark area to the right, and you can switch the programming language of the examples with the tabs in the top right.

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Authentication

To authorize, use this code:

require 'kittn'

api = APECS::APIClient.authorize!('meowmeowmeow')

import kittn

api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow')

# With shell, you can just pass the correct header with each request
curl "api_endpoint_here" \
  -H "Authorization: meowmeowmeow"

const kittn = require('kittn');

let api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow');

Make sure to replace meowmeowmeow with your API key.

APECS uses API keys to allow access to the API. You can register a new APECS API key at our developer portal.

APECS expects for the API key to be included in all API requests to the server in a header that looks like the following:

Authorization: meowmeowmeow

You must replace meowmeowmeow with your personal API key.

Kittens

Get All Kittens

require 'kittn'

api = APECS::APIClient.authorize!('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.get

import kittn

api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.get()

curl "http://example.com/api/kittens" \
  -H "Authorization: meowmeowmeow"

const kittn = require('kittn');

let api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow');
let kittens = api.kittens.get();

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Fluffums",
    "breed": "calico",
    "fluffiness": 6,
    "cuteness": 7
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Max",
    "breed": "unknown",
    "fluffiness": 5,
    "cuteness": 10
  }
]

This endpoint retrieves all kittens.

HTTP Request

GET http://example.com/api/kittens

Query Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description
include_cats	false	If set to true, the result will also include cats.
available	true	If set to false, the result will include kittens that have already been adopted.

Remember — a happy kitten is an authenticated kitten!

Get a Specific Kitten

require 'kittn'

api = APECS::APIClient.authorize!('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.get(2)

import kittn

api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.get(2)

curl "http://example.com/api/kittens/2" \
  -H "Authorization: meowmeowmeow"

const kittn = require('kittn');

let api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow');
let max = api.kittens.get(2);

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "Max",
  "breed": "unknown",
  "fluffiness": 5,
  "cuteness": 10
}

This endpoint retrieves a specific kitten.

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HTTP Request

GET http://example.com/kittens/<ID>

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
ID	The ID of the kitten to retrieve

Delete a Specific Kitten

require 'kittn'

api = APECS::APIClient.authorize!('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.delete(2)

import kittn

api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.delete(2)

curl "http://example.com/api/kittens/2" \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: meowmeowmeow"

const kittn = require('kittn');

let api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow');
let max = api.kittens.delete(2);

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "id": 2,
  "deleted" : ":("
}

This endpoint deletes a specific kitten.

HTTP Request

DELETE http://example.com/kittens/<ID>

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
ID	The ID of the kitten to delete